Gift Idea for New Big Sister

i have an almost 6yr old son and a 6 1/2 mo. old daughter, when she wasborn we bought our son the AUTHOR movie'authors' new baby", to help him understand in his terms about having a new baby in the house & that it wasn't replacing him, just adding one more.my husband went to the toy store and bought him some playdoh and color pencils and wrapped it up very nicely and before we took the baby home, when the nurses came in to give of all the gifts from the hospital to take home we gave him his presents so he wouldn't feel left out. good luck & congradulations!

When our second was born, we got our 2 1/2 year old daughter baby stuff. We got her a play mat for her dolls, bed, backpack carrier, and diaper bag. Then she was a "mommy" to her doll and had fun stuff to play with and could feed her doll while Mommy fed her new sister and change her while Mommy changed sissy, etc. It was great!! I got it at Toys R Us. It was a box with everything together (except the diaper bag I bought by itself). Anyway, it turned out to be great and she still loves it and she's 3 1/2 now.

I am not sure if this helps or not, but I know one of the greatest gifts for me and my son when he became a big brother was when people would make "dates" with him. They would come pick him up and go out to lunch, the park, or shopping...anything was special to him because it showed him that people still loved him and it wasn't all about the new baby. My sister was long distance and she would send him cards, etc that told him how much she loved him with a little something in the card...maybe just $5 or $10 and it would mean a lot to him. Of course he was 8yrs old at the time. Anyway, I think it is awesome that you are thinking about the older sister...you are a great friend!!!!

I think BOOKS are ALWAYS a good gift. THERE ARE books out there about becoming a big sister/brother. I don't think it has to be, but they are available.

For a 2 1/2 year old......pop ups (if they are mature enough to handle) and one of my favorites.......THE BIG HUNGRY BEAR AND THE RED RIPE STRAWBERRY. Trust me.....it will be one of her favorites!

She is likely potty training and I would suggest a fun potty training reward system that will also help Mom train her and be fun for big sister!
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How about a t-shirt that says "I'm the big sister!"?

Hi K L! I am pregnant with my 2nd child & my daughter will be 22 months when he is born. We have decided that we are going to get her a goody basket filled with DVD's of her favorite TV show, The Wiggles. We're also going to get her a Wiggles pillow and probably some other fun things. My daughter is mesmerized by The Wiggles, so if I ever need for her to calm down so that I can take care of the new baby, I should be able to rely on The Wiggles to make things a litle easier!

Her own little photo album to keep pictures of her with her sibling in.
P. R

A game that mom can play with her. The new big sisters (or brothers) sometimes feel lift out when the babies need so much attention. This would give mom something to do with just the toddler. My daughter loved go fish and old maid at that age- she still does and she's four now. Candyland is also a good one.

How about a new babydoll that she can take of, feed, change, just like her mommy does. Of if she already has a million babydolls, a stoller or crib..... Or maybe a small child's camera, so she can be a proud big sister & take and share pictures of her new brother & of HERSELF of course!

My daughter had just turned 2 when my son was born. Someone in our church gave her a baby doll dressed in blue with a little hat. She had her very own baby boy to play with and hold while I took care of her brother.

how about one of those really cute tshirts that say big sister.. i got my niece one when she became a big sis and she loved it.

How about a book that the big sister can read to her new little brother? I've done this for a friend of mine when she had her 2nd child. I think it could help the older sibling bond to the baby. Then she feels like there's something that's just between her and her baby brother.

When my second daughter was born, I gave her older sister a newborn-looking baby doll so that she also had a "new" baby for which to take care. She was ecstatic and named her baby the same name as her new sister!

My daughter was just over 2 years old when her baby sister was born and there were a couple of gifts she got that she still plays with (she's now 4 and the "baby" is 2). One was a baby doll with her own accessories so she could play mommy while I was tending to the baby, and the other good one was a book about being a big sister.

Hope that helps!

The gift shop at Akron General has little pink T-shirts that say "I'm the Big Sister". They're really cute! I got one for my oldest daughter when she became a big sis, and I got one for my niece, too. I'm sure the hospitals in the Cleveland area have them too.